Patents by Inventor Frank Tebbe

Frank Tebbe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Headlight adjusting assembly for groups of adjustable illuminating units
    Patent number: 7628516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a headlamp adjusting device with lamp units that can be adjusted in groups. To this end, each lamp unit is mounted individually directly or indirectly in the headlamp housing by means of one respective joint; and it is swivelably mounted in a first feed mechanism. The headlamp adjusting device comprises a second feed mechanism. The second feed mechanism guides the first feed mechanism. The orientation of the feed motion of the first feed mechanism and the orientation of the feed motion of the second feed mechanism enclose an angle, which is not equal to an integral multiple of Pi. With the present invention a space-saving headlamp adjusting device for adjusting the lamp units in two directions of adjustment is developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: odelo GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Mertens, Otto Muller, Frank Tebbe
  • Adjustment System For Headlights
    Publication number: 20080043482
    Abstract: The invention relates to a headlight adjustment device for adjusting a light module in reference to a headlight housing, which comprises at least two linear drive units, by which the light module can be pivoted around a rotary bearing at least in two perpendicular directions. For this purpose the rotary bearing is supported by a linear drive unit mounted in the headlight housing at least in a moment-stiff manner. Additionally, the light module is connected to the headlight housing with a univalent support compensating gravity. With the present invention a headlight adjustment device has been developed for a spatial adjustment of the light module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: SCHEFENACKER VISION SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Leitretter, Frank Tebbe, Lukas Schwenkschuster
  • Headlight Adjusting Assembly for Groups of Adjustable Illuminating Units
    Publication number: 20070274088
    Abstract: The invention relates to a headlamp adjusting device with lamp units that can be adjusted in groups. To this end, each lamp unit is mounted individually directly or indirectly in the headlamp housing by means of one respective joint; and it is swivelably mounted in a first feed mechanism. The headlamp adjusting device comprises a second feed mechanism. The second feed mechanism guides the first feed mechanism. The orientation of the feed motion of the first feed mechanism and the orientation of the feed motion of the second feed mechanism enclose an angle, which is not equal to an integral multiple of Pi. With the present invention a space-saving headlamp adjusting device for adjusting the lamp units in two directions of adjustment is developed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Jens Mertens, Otto Muller, Frank Tebbe